MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 23:15
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 838 88% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3850) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 83.1 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 74.2 68% 78 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 58.9 54% 67.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 908GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1414 1493 1537 1541 1117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,487 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,071 SusWrite 1,352 306% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 76.4 268% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 270 344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 255%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 40GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 137 137 145 130 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 443 Write 359 Mixed 297 SusWrite 139 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 19.1 78% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 72.1 DQ Mixed 42.1 46% 77.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 465GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 118 119 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.8 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 26.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16